How to hide functions of operating systems I do not use in the web console of Sophos Mobile Control

Article ID:
117533

Updated:
18 Jun 2015

This article describes how to disable / hide functions of operating systems e.g. Windows Mobile which are not used.

Known to apply to the following Sophos product(s) and version(s)

Sophos Mobile Control 5.0Sophos Mobile Control 4.0Sophos Mobile Control 3.6

What To Do

In order to disable these functions go to the Sophos Mobile Control (SMC) web console of your server. Then follow the steps below.

Log in to the SMC web console with an account having administrative privileges

Click "General" in the menu on the left hand side (as of SMC 5.0 this can be found in "SYSTEM | Setup")

On the "Personal" tab you now have a list of activated platforms

Clear the checkbox for the platforms you want to deactivate

Press the "Save" icon after your configuration is finished

Now, the not required feature are hidden for this user and are not displayed anymore.

Please note: This setting is not a server wide setting. It is a setting defined per user. If there are other administrative users having access to the SMC web console they have to perform the same steps in order to hide unused functionality.